Axe Head?

[Valley Ranger]

Hey folks. Found this iron piece on a farm here in the Shenandoah Valley. The home on the place was built in 1852 by one of Stonewall Jackson's staff. Anyway, I don't think I've ever seen an axe head (assuming that's what it is) like this one. It's roughly 3.5" by about 2.75" and a little more than 1" at the widest point. Any ideas?

 

[Gunrunner61]

Might be a "kindling axe", I found one in Pendelton,S.C. At the back of an old Plantation house. About the right Size, Although mine looked like a normal axe head. Was told by an old timer that they made them small just for kindling......Who knows?? Nice find though

 

[DirtDigler]

Eric Sloane shows a similar head in his book, "Early Amerrican Tools". The big, boxy ones like that are early. Nice find!